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Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

Blue panchax
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Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Etymology: Aplocheilus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

; স্বাদু পানি; ঈষৎ লোনা সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক ; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12; অ_ পরিযায়ী. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)

বিতরণ দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | Point map | প্রচলন | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496) Cambodia, Viet Nam (Ref. 27139) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028).

আকৃতি / ওজন / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 41236); common length : 5.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 41236)

জীববিজ্ঞান     শব্দকোষ (উদাহরণ স্বরূপ epibenthic)

Occurs in lowland wetlands to estuaries and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in ponds and ditches (Ref. 4835) canals (Ref. 1479), reservoirs and mangrove creeks (Ref. 13061). Prefers clear water in areas with dense growth of rooted or floating macrophytes (Ref. 12693). Sometimes occurring in hypersaline waters. Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 13061). Utilized for mosquito control. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Rarely caught by commercial fishermen and not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). Popular aquarium fish (Ref. 57235).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | প্রজনন | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | শুককীট

A perennial breeder (Ref. 27139), both in fresh and brackish waters, particularly from November to March (Ref. 7020).

Main reference Upload your references | সূত্র সংখ্যা | সমম্বয়কারী : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | সহযোগী

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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